The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1887-03-19
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DUCK HILL.
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DucK HILL, MISS, March 10, 1887.
Agi nrck Hill has some as lively anc
.cteel young men as any little towr
s.; n. aide Of the Rocky mountains. They
Il ,,e to play and sing, and sometimes
,ste GOOD music, and we judge from
', Mir graceful attitudes, would dance
W. i that elegant accomplishment seems
n nst art in Duck Hill. Amongst the
'stss ssss ,ore graceful and jolly souls, where
81 dpll care, is discarded as an entrench-
amt upon the divine right Of being
~ ,puy, we may put down Joe Young,
w II genial and popular clerk of Hester d
wilkins, who knows how to say the
no. ards Prayer, and dance a gig with
90 ANAL emphasis, and beas much inspired
81 one as the other. Joe is always on
Eme however, whether it is the bedside
\ sickness or the whirling waltz, true to
d mself, his friends and his country.
Then there is that natural commedian
ny Ss Wheeler Sturdivant, of the house o
~ ~ ox & Cunningham, whose young lit,
M Mss As been spent SO far, on the sunny side,
AZ sas nth a genial smile for everybody, and d
Il lively wit in search OF amusemen
s Vhich he cannot suppress, even Ii
is at his own expense, rather than face
N rowns and despondency.
III Another soul in which slumbers goo
bumor and generous sentiment, is Mar
Purnell OF Walden, young man
!, ind well known and greatly respected il
n buck HILL James Mcneil, doing bus
y hess for D. Windbourn, is pleasant an
! fable gentleman whose social feeling
! lie always in the ascendent, and ther
James Turner, the farmer boy, in tn
ervice OF D. A. Wilkins, always as gene'-
bus as the season, ard as true as the Sol
be tickles with the plow and the ho
1aud Sykes, son of w. H Sykes, is
Eoung man of high promise and in favo
With everybody. While that veteran
bachelor, Col. w. J. McNery, still holds
khe fort of single blessedness, and "
talks about the girls with eyes undimmed
but with gray locks that tell OF advanc-
linz wears. In this role of favorites, we
may mention Eppie r. Baker and Glen
Doty, both sprightly and promising.
There may be other young men equally
worthy, but they have not passed so
Closely under the supervision of your
correspondents. Shall we close this
correspondence without the names OF
some OF the married ladies who are
known to keep open doors for the happi-
ness of the young of both sexes, whose
virtues shine witha a steady, if not fixed
light? There is Mrs. Mollie Sykes, whose
highest happiness is ''to make folks hap
py and especially young people who
assemble around her presence as righttuI
authority of noble matron. Then there
is Mrs. Julia Wilkins, the moving centre
ola large family Of children and boarders,
and to dispense the graces OF wife,
mother, hostess, friend and lady to each
one of this domestic circle with many
others, happy success, requires the
exercise both of cool head and warm
heart. Then there are the Misses Doty,
trio, handsome in person and refined
in manners, make large part of fami-
lya whose head stand DR.. Doty and his
amiable and intelligent wife. The
Misses Wilkins, daughters of D. D..
Wilkins, we'll known and highly appre-
ciated for their fine PERSONAL appearance,
elegant manners and educated minds.
a Miss Fannie Baker well known in
Grenada as in Duck Hill, from which
place she lives but a little distance, is
known for her intelligence and rare
personal graces, is ever welcome as
sunshine Miss Mildred Lake, modest,
refined and handsome, she is a great
fvorite Of those who bend to the magic
charms Of love and beauty. Miss Matte
Rose Of the "village Hotel" holds sway
in little empire Of her own, whose
sceptre she Yields with gentle hands.
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